Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code
Parent Document: Portland Land Use Code
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Original Source: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/asset/a5dcd1dc-4117-40b3-b3da-74a56919e14b ↗

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located adjacent to any addition or new architectural character of the building,
construction shall not be incongruous with structure, or object.
the contributing buildings, structures,
objects, and sites of the historic 16.6.7 Standards for review of signage
designation. In considering an application involving the
installation or modification of sign(s) the reviewing
16.6.5 Standards for review of alterations and authority shall approve the application only upon
additions to noncontributing properties finding that it meets the following standards:
In considering an application for alterations or A. Signs shall be compatible with the subject
additions to a noncontributing building, structure, building, structure, object, and sites.
object, or site, the intent of the review shall be to B. Signs shall be installed in such a manner as to
guide projects toward a more compatible minimize damage to contributing buildings,
relationship with the surrounding context using the structures, objects, and sites.
standards for review of additions and new C. If there is a conflict between this standard and
construction set forth in Subsection 16.6.4. the requirements of Article 19, the stricter
standard shall apply.
16.6.6 Standards for review of relocation
In considering an application involving relocation of 16.7 CERTIFICATE OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP
a building, structure, or object, the reviewing 16.7.1 Applicability
authority shall approve the application only upon A. Any applicant who has received a denial under
finding that it meets the following standards: this article or is seeking demolition of a
A. Whether the historic or urban design character contributing building, structure, object, or site
and aesthetic interest of the building, structure, may apply for a certificate of economic
or object contribute to its present setting. hardship from the Board of Appeals.
B. If located within a district, whether there are B. The application shall be submitted to the
definite plans for the area to be vacated and Planning Authority, together with the applicable
what the effect of those plans is on the fee. In the case of a denial, the application shall
character of the surrounding area. In such be submitted within 60 days of the denial.
cases, consideration of additional design
guidelines for construction to be imposed as a 16.7.2 Standard to be applied
condition of approval is appropriate. A. The Board of Appeals shall approve an
C. Whether the relocation of the building, application for a certificate of economic
structure, or object can be accomplished hardship only upon a determination that the
without significant damage to its physical strict application of the standards as applied in
integrity. the denial of the proposed activity would result
D. Whether the proposed relocation area is in undue financial burden to the applicant or
compatible with the cultural, historical or result in loss of all reasonable use of the
property, or in instances where demolition is 16-14 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE HISTORIC PRESERVATION

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